Cal Football Fall Camp: Day 3 – Live Updates

It’s around 5 p.m. and no players are out here yet. I used the extra time to walk up the stairs and take a nice panoramic shot of the stadium.

The players are out here now warming up. I just saw Freddie Tagaloa (ankle) and asked him if he was good to go today. “Hopefully,” he said, with a smile on his face. He seems to be walking fine.

Nick Forbes is out here today and looks fine so far in warmups.

Brennan Scarlett still donning the red no-contact jersey.

Running backs coach Pierre Ingram is very lively with his players. It seems like the running backs really enjoy working with him.

Cal didn’t waste anytime to start getting some reps of the Wildcat package with Kyle Boehm at quarterback. It’s a safe bet that the Bears will use the package at some point this season.

Defensive end Chris McCain is very athletic, but there is no way he is 250 pounds like the roster claims. I would say he is somewhere between the 220-230 range.

On the contrary, defensive tackle Deandre Coleman is every bit of the 6-foot-5, 315-pound frame he is listed at. He is going to be a force this season, and he will likely be more comfortable as 4-3 nose tackle this season instead of a 3-4 nose tackle like last year.

There is really not a whole lot going on today. There are several individual drills, and the skill players on offense are running through plays on air. Practice will intensify tomorrow when the players put shells on.

The freshmen had to leave early again for tutoring. Looks like Sonny Dykes is putting an emphasis on academics and ensuring the newcomers are ready for the intense academic workload. After having academic issues in the past, many Cal fans are likely happy to hear that.

Zach Kline found Richard Rodgers over the middle for 25-yard gain in the second team period. The ball was a bit underthrown, but Rodgers made a nice sliding catch.

Mustafa Jalil and his partner-in-crime Jordangave the offensive line fits in the full-line run drill today. So much so that Jalil and a couple interior linemen got into a scuffle, which ended in a dog pile of linemen.

Right tackle Bill Tyndall is not out here at the moment. Coming off an ankle surgery in the offseason, he is likely one of the guys that Dykes wants to limit on certain days.

The offense is torching the defense in the 7-on-7 period. Several completions and over a half-dozen touchdowns.

Brendan Bigelow showed an incredible burst of speed on a screen pass he caught in a team drill. Although no one can tackle yet in just helmets, there is no chance anyone would have brought him down as he weaved through defenders and ran 40 yards for a touchdown.

All the quarterbacks are making some solid throws today. No one has looked better than the other. The pecking order today has been: Hinder, Goff, Kline.